Bio
Michael Howe
Described by Forbes as one of the top 10 innovators of the last decade, Michael C. Howe is the former Chief Executive Officer of MinuteClinic - pioneer of the retail healthcare concept. From June 2005 to June 2008, he strategically led the national expansion of this disruptive model of healthcare to more than 525 health care centers in 27 states. Howe's career highlights his ability to identify consumer needs, create strategic vision, and build a nationally recognized brand.
Featured in 2006 as one of Fast Company's top 50 people that will change how Americans work and live over the next 10 years, Howe is currently engaged in several board assignments with early stage and start-up companies focused on leveraging consumer decision making and reforming health care delivery in the US.
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- health insurance
System for the advance financing of medical expenses through contributions or taxes paid into a common fund to pay for all or part of health services specified in an insurance policy or law. The key elements are advance payment of premiums or taxes, pooling of funds, and eligibility for benefits on the basis of contributions or employment without an income or assets test. Health insurance may apply to a limited or comprehensive range of medical services and may provide for full or partial payment of the costs of specific services. Benefits may consist of the right to certain medical services or reimbursement of the insured for specified medical costs. Private health insurance is organized and administered by an insurance company or other private agency; public health insurance is run by the government (see social insurance). Both forms of health insurance are to be distinguished from socialized medicine and government medical-care programs, in which doctors are employed directly or indirectly by the goverment, which also owns the health-care facilities (e.g., Britain's National Health Service). See also insurance.
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